1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season

{{short description|National Football League team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Cleveland Bulldogs

| year = 1927

| record = 8–4–1

| league_place = 4th NFL

| coach = Roy Andrews

| stadium = Luna Park

| playoffs =

| previous = 1925

| next = none

| no_nextseason = true

}}

The 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs season was their fourth season in the National Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous output of 5–8–1, winning eight games.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cib/1927.htm 1927 Cleveland Bulldogs] They finished fourth in the league. The team relocated to Detroit, Michigan after the season, playing one season as the Detroit Wolverines in 1928.[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=2271 OhioHistoryCentral.org]

Schedule

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! 1

| September 25

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 7–12

|style="text-align: center;" |0–1

| City Stadium

|style="text-align: center;" |4,500

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192709250gnb.htm Recap]

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! 2

| October 2

| New York Giants

| T 0–0

|style="text-align: center;" |0–1–1

| Luna Park

|style="text-align: center;" |3,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192710020cib.htm Recap]

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! 3

| October 9

| New York Yankees

| L 7–13

|style="text-align: center;" |0–2–1

| Briggs Stadium

|style="text-align: center;" |20,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192710090cib.htm Recap]

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! 4

| October 16

| at New York Giants

| W 6–0

|style="text-align: center;" |1–2–1

| Polo Grounds

|style="text-align: center;" |25,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192710160nyg.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 23

| at Chicago Bears

| L 12–14

|style="text-align: center;" |1–3–1

| Wrigley Field

|style="text-align: center;" |20,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192710230chi.htm Recap]

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! 6

| October 30

| Duluth Eskimos

| W 21–20

|style="text-align: center;" |2–3–1

| Luna Park

|style="text-align: center;" |12,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192710300cib.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 6

| New York Yankees

| W 15–0

|style="text-align: center;" |3–3–1

| Luna Park

|style="text-align: center;" |2,500

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711060cib.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 12

| at Frankford Yellow Jackets

| L 0–22

|style="text-align: center;" |3–4–1

| Frankford Stadium

|style="text-align: center;" |6,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711120fyj.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 13

| Frankford Yellow Jackets

| W 37–0

|style="text-align: center;" |4–4–1

| Luna Park

|style="text-align: center;" |5,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711130cib.htm Recap]

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! 10

| November 20

| at Providence Steam Roller

| W 22–0

|style="text-align: center;" |5–4–1

| Cycledrome

|style="text-align: center;" |12,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711200prv.htm Recap]

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! 11

| November 24

| at New York Yankees

| W 30–19

|style="text-align: center;" |6–4–1

| Yankee Stadium

|style="text-align: center;" |15,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711240nya.htm Recap]

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! 12

| November 27

| at Chicago Cardinals

| W 32–7

|style="text-align: center;" |7–4–1

| Soldier Field

|style="text-align: center;" |5,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192711270crd.htm Recap]

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! 13

| December 3

| Duluth Eskimos

| W 20–0

|style="text-align: center;" |8–4–1

| Luna Park

|style="text-align: center;" |

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/192712030cib.htm Recap]

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Standings

{{1927 NFL standings}}

References

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